Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games : international sport's Cold War battle with NATO /

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"During the Cold War, political tensions associated with the division of Germany came to influence the world of competitive sport. In the 1950s, West Germany and its NATO allies refused to recognize the communist East German state and barred its national teams from sporting competitions. The co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dichter, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
Series:Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond.
Subjects:
International Olympic Committee.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Influence.
International Olympic Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Olympic Games > (19th : > 1968 : > Mexico City, Mexico)
Olympic Games
1900-1999
Olympic host city selection > 1968.
Olympics > Political aspects.
Olympics > Economic aspects.
Sports and state > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Influence.
World politics > 1945-1989.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect politique.
Jeux olympiques > Aspect économique.
Sports > Politique gouvernementale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique mondiale > 1945-1989.
HISTORY / General
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Olympic host city selection
Olympics > Economic aspects
Olympics > Political aspects
Sports and state
War > Influence
World politics
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: NATO and sport?
  • Travel restrictions, state symbols, and East German recognition in sport
  • The Berlin Wall and the ending of free travel in sport
  • NATO's small states asserting their power
  • The 1968 candidate cities confront Olympic demands for free travel
  • The NATO working group on the 1968 Olympics
  • The 1968 Olympic host city elections
  • Decisions revisited
  • Conclusion: To Grenoble and beyond.

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